Chapter 52: Training with Piccolo
After adding his Attribute Points, king directly put his Skill Points into "Flying" and "Explosive Energy Bullet." These two Skills were extremely practical: one for traveling or escaping, and the other a powerful attack method.
Of the remaining two Skills, "Liquid Spray" involved firing liquid from his body to attack enemies, such as saliva or even urine. The attack method was quite disgusting and didn't fit his lofty image, so he decided not to add Skill Points to it unless necessary, as it would be rather wasteful.
"Enhanced Transformation" actually had great uses, but it would consume his Stamina even faster. With his Stamina being pitifully low, "Enhanced Transformation" was somewhat impractical.
He hesitated for a moment, but in the end, he still upgraded "Enhanced Transformation" from Level 1 to Level 2.
"Phew, now I also have the strength of a Tiger-level Mysterious Being, right!"
After adding the points, he now possessed three Level 2 Skills. According to the System's level settings, five Skill Levels corresponded to the Mysterious Beings' five Disaster Levels.
Level 2 was equivalent to Tiger-level.
"Roar~"
The Horned Dragon Mysterious Being saw king and Piccolo shamelessly hiding in the air and attacking it. They wouldn't come down to fight it directly, yet they continued to harass it, driving it to distraction.
After being harassed for a long time, it grew even more frenzied. Finally, it let out an angry roar and completely went berserk, its eyes bloodshot. Its muscles bulged prominently, as if carved from stone, looking powerful and strong. It had a strong sense of déjà vu, like a common Monster in a game evolving into an elite after its rage bar filled.
Bang!
Piccolo yawned and casually threw down an energy blast.
"Roar~"
The Mysterious Being glared angrily at Piccolo, letting out a deep roar. It kicked off with its back legs with a thud, fiercely pouncing towards Piccolo in the air. Before, its jump height was over two meters short of Piccolo's flying height.
But now Piccolo was astonished to find the Horned Dragon Mysterious Being lunging directly towards it. At the Horned Dragon Mysterious Being's charge speed and height, it could definitely hit it.
Retreat!
This thought naturally arose in its mind, and its body moved according to its thought, shifting back a step's distance.
Whoosh!
Just as it retreated half a meter, the Horned Dragon Mysterious Being's sharp horns stabbed towards it, slicing through the air with a sharp whooshing sound. That fierce attack startled it, and cold sweat suddenly poured down.
At this moment, it incredibly missed its almost invincible strength from two days ago, which had given it the domineering aura of killing gods and Buddhas alike. But now... alas, let's not mention it, it was heartbreaking.
"Wait a minute, my master possesses the prestige that made me submit, how could he be helpless against a small monster?"
Its heart was filled with doubt. While wary of the Horned Dragon Mysterious Being, it looked towards the slightly excited king.
"Explosive Energy Bullet!"
king stretched out his hand, aiming at the Horned Dragon Mysterious Being, which was roaring repeatedly. An energy bullet the size of a golf ball (for some reason, he thought of a beautiful woman) instantly condensed into shape, then charged towards the Horned Dragon Mysterious Being with lightning speed.
Boom!
The energy bullet accurately hit the Mysterious Being, letting out a muffled thunder-like sound.
Roar~
The Mysterious Being roared in pain. It was clear that king's energy bullet had already injured it. When the dust cleared, a large gash had opened on the Mysterious Being's neck shield, and fresh blood gushed out.
"Huh? Not dead? Then have another one!"
king looked at the Horned Dragon Mysterious Being in surprise. He stretched out his hand, ready to condense another Guan Zhilin Energy Bullet. Unexpectedly, the Mysterious Being, in its rage, had a great surge in explosive power. It kicked off its feet and fiercely pounced towards king.
Whoosh!
A gust of fierce wind blew past, and the Horned Dragon Mysterious Being suddenly landed on the ground. It shook its head, looking up in confusion, only to find that king's height had actually risen by five meters, completely exceeding its attack range.
"Hmph, being a cheat again."
"Explosive Energy Bullet!"
king didn't waste any more time, firing several more energy bullets and directly eliminating the frustrated Horned Dragon Mysterious Being. He lowered himself and touched the Horned Dragon Mysterious Being's corpse.
"Ding! Congratulations, Host, you have obtained a two-star Monster Card: Horned Dragon."
"As expected, it was a Tiger-level Mysterious Being."
king was in high spirits. After leveling up to Level 10, he already had the strength to contend with a Tiger-level Mysterious Being. "Hmm, as long as I keep working hard, sooner or later I'll be able to dominate the heavens, the earth, and the very air itself. Heh, won't I become a Teddy then?"
"He... he got stronger."
Piccolo stared at king in surprise. Just now, king's Explosive Energy Bullet was clearly much weaker, but within a mere minute, its power had greatly increased, making it feel extremely strange.
king glanced sideways at Piccolo, then suddenly remembered something about pet leveling. He asked the System in his mind, "System, if I kill Mysterious Beings, can Piccolo gain Experience Value?"
Based on his past experience playing games, if a master brought a pet to kill monsters, the pet could also gain corresponding Experience Value. He wondered if the System's settings included this.
"Ding! Whether the Host kills a Mysterious Being or the pet itself kills a Mysterious Being, the pet can gain corresponding Experience Value! Furthermore, if other people kill Mysterious Beings, the pet cannot gain Experience Value!"
"Understood!"
king was overjoyed and quickly pulled up Piccolo's attribute panel in the pet section:
Name: Piccolo
Species: Vaccine Man
Background: A Mysterious Being born from the will of Earth, to eradicate humanity and the civilizations created by humanity, due to humanity continuously polluting the environment.
Level: Level 1
Experience Value: 973/10000
Skills:
1. Explosive Energy Bullet: Gathers surrounding energy to fire energy blasts like a laser cannon.
2. Enhanced Transformation: Enhances one's own abilities, raising the power of one's Skills to the next Level.
3. Flying: As an envoy of Earth, it can soar freely within Earth.
"Piccolo, stop spacing out, come on, let's go level up."
king didn't waste any more time. He called out to Piccolo and immediately headed towards the locations of Mysterious Beings according to the Mysterious Being information published by the Hero Association on his phone.
"Level up?"
Piccolo was completely baffled and, dazed and confused, followed behind king.
"Ding! Congratulations, Host, you have obtained a two-star Monster Card: Sword Dragon."
"Ding! Congratulations, Host, you have obtained a two-star Monster Card: Armored Dragon."
"Ding! Congratulations, Host, you have obtained a one-star Monster Card: Duck-billed Dragon."
...
"Ding! Congratulations, Host, you have obtained a two-star Monster Card: Terror Claw Dragon."
king brought Piccolo along, sweeping through everything in their path, successively slaying over a dozen dinosaur Mysterious Beings. Piccolo's Experience Value also rose from one thousand to over six thousand. Just two more two-star Mysterious Beings' Experience Value would allow it to level up to Level 2, becoming a true Tiger-level Mysterious Being.
"Where did these Dinosaur Mysterious Beings come from? How could so many suddenly appear? It's like they appeared out of thin air."
He led Piccolo to the location of the next Dinosaur Mysterious Being. He found the sudden appearance of so many Dinosaur Mysterious Beings out of thin air to be very strange. Logically, the Hero Association had dedicated hero patrols in every city; there was no reason such a large number of Mysterious Beings wouldn't be discovered. Moreover, the Government also existed, so how did these Mysterious Beings manage to hide under the noses of the Hero Association and the Government? Or did these Mysterious Beings only recently mutate and form, which is why the Association and the Government hadn't timely discovered and nipped the danger in the bud?
(end of chapter)